- Presents the knowledge and expertise of Dr. Christine Won, who has served in the AASM’s development of updated telemedicine guidelines, and renowned author and sleep medicine expert Dr. Meir Kryger.
- Covers the telemedicine topics that sleep medicine practitioners most want to know-not only clinical topics on virtual interaction with patients, but also logistical, technical, and administrative details.
- Includes resources for setting up a telemedicine service, information on legal and regulatory issues, and insight on how COVID-19 has changed the telemedicine landscape.
- Contains pearls and advice on common pitfalls practitioners are likely to encounter when administering virtual patient care, provided by pioneers in the field of telemedicine.
- An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Additional digital ancillary content may publish up to 6 weeks following the publication date.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Crisis-driven Changea. COVID-19b. A Sleep Center's experiencec. Government and CMS response
3. Implementation of Telemedicinea. Regulations and HIPPAb. Coding and Reimbursementc. Hardware and Softwared. Re-imagining Staff and Provider responsibilitiese. Patient education and engagementf. Supply chain - referrals, population dashboards, automated high-risk identification
4. Nuts and Bolts of Delivering Effective Telehealtha. Determining patient suitability, and informed consentb. Electronic check-in and questionnairesc. Webside Manners d. Controlled substancese. Post-visit communications and follow-upf. Patient messaging and emailsg. Tracking clinical outcomes
5. An Online History and Physical Exama. Sleep disordered breathingb. Hypersomnia and Circadian disordersc. Sleep related movement disordersd. Insomnia
6. CBTi via Telemedicine
7. Re-inventing Sleep Diagnosticsa. Sleep testing in the Home settingi. Virtual educationii. Interactive platformsiii. Synchronous provider visitsiv. Disposables and Wearablesv. Leveraging Cloud Datab. In-laboratory Sleep testingi. Who and whyc. Telemedicine strategies to improve PAP adherencei. Automation, Gamificationd. Mask fitting and Machine set-upsi. Role of DME in your practiceii. Virtual technologies
8. Fellowship and Training
9. Future of Sleep Medicinea. Care Management Emphasis b. Home monitoring and Personalized Medicinec. Machine learningi. Sleep study scoringii. Clinical decision toolsd. Artificial Intelligence
